The Press

The Opacity of Vinegar

September 10, 2008
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I think it’s official. Obama has passed beyond worried and has entered the bitter angry stage of his campaign’s slowing train. While addressing the issue of his lipstick-pig comment (and whether that comment was intended or not we don’t know), Obama showed the strongest signs yet of his frustration and surprise to see his...

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The Diligent: Preserving Ground Zero

August 8, 2008
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Two of the 9/11 victim family members fighting the liberal bureaucracy of NYC for the 9/11 Memorial were interviewed by a NY Times reporter (the reporter clearly being careful in this case because of the personal and touchy subject). Part 1 Here Part 2 Here An interesting moment to me was when one of...

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Bias of Leftist “Journalists” Measured in Clear Terms: Cash

July 28, 2008
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Good article on IBD, entitled “Putting Money Where Mouths Are: Media Donations Favor Dems 100-1“. The left apologist bias in the mainstream media is not news. We all know this. But at the same time, we’re surprised that they would let such easily quantifiable a metric as contributions tell the same tale in plain...

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In with Men’s Vogue and Best Life, out with Portfolio, Esquire, GQ

July 23, 2008
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I just cancelled my subscription to Conde Nast Portfolio (a new business/financial magazine I decided to give a try). Much as I tried to give them 5-6 issues of the benefit of doubt, I couldn’t find more than one or two reasonable capitalist representations — awww, come on, who’d want that in a business/financial...

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Obama Truth Squads Suspend Free Speech in MO

February 1, 2008
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Last Tuesday, CBS affiliate Channel 4 TV News in St. Louis reported that some Missouri sheriffs and prosecutors have formed a truth squad to target anyone who engages in misleading ad or statements about Senator Obama. Here’s the transcript of the lede on the CBS story: “Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is asking Missouri...

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